FATAL PNG RUGBY LEAGUE BRAWL LEADS TO CANCELLATION OF HIGHLANDS SEASON

“In Papua New Guinea, where rugby league is the national sport, violence is seriously marring the game. The national sport of Papua New Guinea, rugby league, has been seriously marred by onfield violence unlike anything we see in the State of Origin. PNG Rugby League has banned all the remaining games in the local competition in the highlands after a man died and many more were injured in a brawl over a game.”

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SCI supports both organizational and individual goals. Our approach is based on the assumption that good conflict management is good for sports, good for the business of sports, and good for society. Every day there is a sports conflict that makes national headlines. SCI is dedicated to minimizing these destructive costs by looking far below the tip of the iceberg to foster the positive value that sports can provide.

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